The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-21
Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce mt the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Flour-Receipts. %. S7S
packages; exports soOs brls; 8.417 sacks. Steady;
sales, H. 400 barrels; common to good extra Ohio,
S3.1504.15; choice to double extra, 81 5O04s5.
Wheat-Receipts 2O6,5 bu; exports, 232, 002
bu. Spot lots firm and on spring halo higher. Ex-
port trading light Options opened strong and ls6 lac
higher later weakened and lost the advance closing
steadier with slight recovery. Speculation quiet
sales, 1882, 600 bu futures; 16s,00 bu spot;
No2 Chicago soc delivered zoe f. o. b.. ungraded red
1881 a4c; No. red 771oc; No. red, 79aac eleva-
tor Sossc 4. o. b.. S10S11ac delivered No. 1 red,
nominal s5c; No white o nominal SOC Nc 90 red
SOAc closing at Soleci October s1140sl $50. clos
ing, at 81 sc; NoyembeT $3.50 s2ac. closing at
s7Ss6s77sc, closing at s7Ssc May s9a9s97sc.
closing s07ec; June, 90 09oIsc closing at 9Olsc.
tons opened Is 0l4c higher later fell back Il lac
closing dull and week ore Receipts Bg e exports
saSsl u stsrs 5oss dsSsssd No.
Der 40 1890, closing at 49lsc; November 5ol4o
bOssc. closing at 5O14c; December. 51051lac,
as a receipt. bn ss5 bu
,aies $50 600 bu futures and 600 bu spot. Mixed
Western, 29633c; white do, 3504lc.
Hay quiet and steady
Hops steady California, 01Sc.
err and fairly active Sales s bags sepsmber
1906 01s.2Oc; October. is. 2501S.3Oc; November
",
0lS.5Oc; February. 1S.45c March, 1880; May.
1890. Sugar dull Molasses grades and f.
Q S-I6c ship; refined dull Cut-loaf and crushed
6s6 lice. Molssses dun, nominal. Rice steady;
fair jobbinG demand.
Tsllow quiet and firm. Rosin dull
Eggs quiet but steadyi receipts, 4,927 PACKAGES
Pork in moderate demand Sales $50 brls mess Cut
meats steady; picked hams, l2l4c; picked shout
ders, &c. Lard shade lower, duilland heavy; West
steam spot $3.50; September so. 7406.75i Octo-
Der. SO so $50; November So. g. january So 500
6.87i city steam, $6.65.
16125c. Cheese quiet, steadily held; Western, 90
10Ac
CHICAGO Aug. Goa weeks trading that has
been marked by caution next cowardice closed
the Board eff Trade to-day The explanation to
he status of affairs is the crowds lack of leaders and
the absence of any convincing arguments for either
bears" bulls" The wheat pit extraordi-
narily dull all day Very few outside orders
ceived and local operators also manifested incli-
nation TO look and await developments. This was
the character or the speculative MARKET the pit being
deserted most of the day. There orders here
for considerable quantity Of spring wheat for
export but scarcity of vessel room prevented bust
ness. However. I9S, 900 bu was reported taken and
some 200 900 bu more. il Iumored. had been
exchanged for September. The market ruled steady
within asc and closed about ls lie lower than
yesterday. Corn ruled easier, with decidedly mod
crate training, and the market governed almost
entirely by local operators certain prominent
Chicago capitalist mado free offerings and this
ated easier feeling No outside news of
sequence brought 10 bear the market The
opening about lea lac under yesterdays closing
prices steady for time, than became easier, de-
clinng l2R 5sc advanced 14c ruled quiet, and
closed LA Sc lower than yesterday. For oats the
demand ncon sequential and arrivals Continued
heavy weak feeling prevailed Cash and deferred
futures declined 4c futures went down l6c- In
provisions the trading light. and the market
showed decreasing strength, due 10 easier feeling
day was lost. There no particular pressure to
sell. and the demand IVES limited. the longer dey-